She laughs.
Enthusiastically,
and a second or two too long.
she wears a top by Versace
And has Raybans on her head.
The man is older
and looks like money;
wants to look like money.
She looks at him
over her empty latte;
always at him.
he looks at the rest of us.
They are in love;
she with his money,
he with himself.
Such a true and sad picture of a reality of today. Well penned. I like the lines "the looks at him, over her empty latte".
Thanks Stu. You flatter me. It was just a bit of luck I was there to report what I saw.
really good. how adeptly (and infuriatingly) you turn your pen from comedy to humanity.
Thanks, guys. I watched them at a beach-front bistro in Bournemouth yesterday.
This is wonderful and grotesque in a sense because of the implication that money talks. It feels like worship instead of love, a circle of ego serving.
Just for the record, I owned a pair of Raybans (got cheap by a friend with contacts in the trade) and I experienced no spin - offs!
Really excellent stuff. Ray
She's his sugar
He's her daddy!
It certainly works for some.
Well set up, and excellent denouement! Love it.
John,
Summingly succinct, that killer last three lines.
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John Coopey
Mon 12th Sep 2016 16:43
Thankyou, Estelle. It didn't much perception on my part. I just wrote what I saw.